TALBOT1995

18 Upper Parade
Leamington, Warwickshire

Dear Talbot

You mentioned in your last letter ¹ to me that you should ask the Bishop of Rochester ² for a curacy for Mr Rogers, ³ and as I suppose increase of stipend might tempt him to leave his present cure of Laycock, I will look out for what would give me a chance of being placed there.

Though I am fully aware that you may not be able to accomplish ^all your kindness suggests in my behalf: perhaps it would be worth while (now that I am at Leamington, 50 miles on my way from Wing to Wiltshire) to go & see Lacock parsonage. You can give me your opinion as to this proposal; and say whether I should call on Mr Rogers – that would be the only means of seeing the house properly – though, from your description, I shall be quite content to make that curacy my chief object, without seeing the house –

My visiting it would remove that small responsibility (to use an awful word about a trifle) from you – and probably make ^me more anxious for it.

Can you say whether Mr Rogers is single or married; has weak or powerful lungs; and desires an arduous or a quiet curacy: as all these points are useful in directing my enquiries.

I brought my family here on Wednesday, for the benefit of this air to the health of one of our little ones, who has been very ill.

I shall remain here for a fortnight

Believe me yours very sincerely
Charles Porter

Henry F. Talbot Esq^re
31. Sackville Street
London